I'm sure others have speculated on this, and I'd like your input.
I was intrigued によって Salladhor Saan's 説明 of the forging of Lightbringer によって Azor Ahai and its implications on Azor's return.
To summarize, the first sword he forged shattered when tempered with water. (This is not how a sword would actually be tempered, but I digress.) The 秒 shattered when plunged into the ハート, 心 of a lion. The third, Lightbringer, was tempered when Azor Ahai plunged it into his wife's heart.
Martin loves threes. It seems to me that these three forgings refer to three different characters, and I've been...
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